To improve ease of doing business, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said a start-up would now need only a certificate of recognition from the government to avail IPR-related benefits.

The India Pharmaceuticals Association (IPA) urged the Finance Ministry to come up with a policy framework with regard to incentives to drug innovation and ease dependence on import of essential APIs (Active pharma ingredients) from China.

Five federations of major ports in the country have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Monday, if the talks with Indian Ports Association (IPA), scheduled that day, fails to resolve the contentious issues.